Ozarks Regional Stockyards Slaughter / Replacement Cattle Market Report

West Plains, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	764	640	601
Slaughter cattle	569	318	423
Replacement cattle	195	322	178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was very good on slaughter animals and good on replacement cattle. The supply of slaughter animals and bred cows was moderate while the supply of pairs was light. Bred cows were mostly steady.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–890	883	85-90%	2	70.00–76.00	$72.97	$644	—
790–1130	952	85-90%	56	80.00–106.00	$96.87	$922	—
770–1185	1023	85-90%	61	107.00–127.00	$112.83	$1,154	-12.60
900–1230	1050	85-90%	10	121.00–137.50	$126.10	$1,324	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1580	1232	80-85%	98	117.00–131.00	$122.53	$1,510	-14.70
1090–1380	1243	80-85%	23	105.00–116.00	$112.99	$1,404	-24.24
1275–1285	1280	80-85%	2	133.00–140.00	$136.49	$1,747	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1510	1434	75-80%	6	103.00–116.00	$111.47	$1,598	-13.46
1225–1705	1459	75-80%	49	118.00–134.00	$125.42	$1,830	—
1485–1615	1556	75-80%	5	135.00–140.00	$137.14	$2,134	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1900	1453	16	135.00–151.00	$144.74	$2,103	+3.03
1535–1670	1585	3	174.00–176.00	$174.65	$2,768	—
1070–2500	1694	35	154.00–171.00	$164.25	$2,782	+1.53

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–993	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	143.00–155.00	$147.13	$1,329

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1085	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	129.00–180.00	$162.51	$1,643

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1378	1378	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,860

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1139–1210	1153	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,447.22
1085–1360	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,675.00–1,925.00	$1,826.85
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1110–1208	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,750.00	$1,706.21
1120–1290	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,487.34
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1110–1270	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,900.00	$1,658.85
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,675.00	$2,675.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
939	939	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00
900–988	944	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,343.01
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00
900–1020	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,575.00	$1,216.36
950–1020	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,668.66
900–1095	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,672.35

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300–1348	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,167.07
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1355	1355	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1305–1455	1378	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,882.43
1335–1460	1398	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,200.00	$2,032.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,562
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,782

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,500.00–2,775.00	$2,610.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.